1" Copper Water Main Break 

Good stuff. Code blue here. lol. Im almost done brother. 2.5 years and its full time plumbing for fun.

My man....Super Bowl!

Chuck Barron heard that!!

Cowboys here.......so sad but true.....lol..I did root for da birds and their ring. The parade was crazy. I watched on Tv

Chuck Barron I was there! One of the best days of my life lol such a cool experience

are you get paid doing apprenticeship ??

Awesome...thats how I found pro press. I saw a comparison vid on soldering vs pro press and said its a wrap....Im getting it.

Ya. Some times this is the case.

Never solder underground!!!

@@craiglaudien7154 silver solder and done

bkoz319 any type of sodder underground is not a strong connection. If your going to do anything it should be a braze. But the best is a compression brass coupling and that is it. I have dug a thousand times and just touched soddered fittings and seen then leak.

Pro press has been used for years....mostly on big jobs. i personally been using for 6-7 years now. time is flying and so far so good. Thanks for input moo

We have used pressfittings since the 70s,no problems (sweden)

ok . thanks josh.

Denmark In Da House!! jonas, not code here sir.

Thanks popstar

Pro press in my opinion.

Patch city! I was happy and owners was happy no concrete was cut up from curb to house.

I use tool every day Nelson. Plumb on dawg.

trees are our friends....lol

we have a 10 year plan.......stay tuned......

I do need that tool big time.

got er done.

Great!

PMA possitive mental attitude all day long...best way.

If you ever need another apprentice lmk! Lol

thanks pete....I have my hands full with cb2 and ab......

Awesome...what is a v2?

Thanks Craig. Great point.

Chuck Barron btw I also really appreciate how you always keep a positive attitude in everything you do it really refreshing especially in the plumbing trade

I really enjoy what I do.

They do.

@@ChuckBarron thanks and how much is it approximatley?

My time is coming....lol

pretty much. oh wow. ok

We solder here under ground..is ok. I think. now you got me thinking. hmmmmm

Mike Mike...Has to be soldered? Not sure on that one. i would have to check in on that one.

yes it works nice.

I will look into it for sure. thanks ant

Anytime Chuck and Trust me it’s worth it to get one.😎

Thank you for sure..I have had to battle some presses for sure.

Chuck Barron Yeah I hear you there, that’s why I bought it anyway to make it easier.

in a redo i would use a mac fitting but so tight.

Chuck Barron oh right on. Love the videos👍

Yes sir.

ya....a problem for sure. they all that way. we hit water pretty quick.

yes... reliable for sure. no doubt before the shark bite

water table is high here on beach front...pipe run just happen to be run along footing because of location. we do get deep freeze but generally only 2-4 days at a time.

its actually a weed....no lie.. they should of cut it down. We shall see.

not sure but i think yes

Sweet! Thanks. Ace by chance? I was just in wildwood branch not to long ago.

Yes sir!

The boys at ac ace know Im a RU-vidr.. lol

the blue moving blankets? If its the I use harbor freight.....$6.00 a piece..they are nice

thank you.

Yes Yes.......was just there friday......ha

thanks peder.....keep digging boys. ha

yes sir.

Im gonna say yes.

Not in NJ... no solder or pressed fittings can be used..... flare , muller or dressercoupling should be used... plus sand must be dumped around pipe before backfill... plus piping should be should be should be soft k copper so that pin holes aren't created in the future

If this was asked/answered my apologies... But aren't you in NJ? How is that copper line not freezing in the winter!?!?

Timber. Really a weed and not even a tree. True story.

Ya agree. propress pricey but we need em as plumbers. the turnover is fantastic

@@ChuckBarron Agreed,but it would be nice to have a crimping tool for people like me that like to do their own repairs.I still have a few places where I need to change the copper water pipe.It would be much much better for me if I could use a crimp tool instead of having to solder the copper pipe.There are copper pipes near the PVC drain pipes that I installed to replace the copper drain pipes and I am definately not going to solder copper pipe near the PVC drain pipes that I installed.Maybe ten or so places where I would need to crimp the copper pipe,for small jobs like that a much more affordable crimp tool would be great.Here is a copper pipe crimping tool that I may buy from amazon. www.amazon.com/dp/B01CY6UEH6/?coliid=IJOJGP3JJ9FG1&colid=34MLV0FB6YHXA&psc=1&ref_=lv_ov_lig_dp_it Plumbers need to make a living too but even so don't you agree that home owners should have the where with all to do small jobs themselves if it's possible?In very tight places the crimp fittings can be lined up,test fitted and marked with a Sharpie before the fittings are crimped on the copper pipe then use copper couplings without the stops to join the rest of the copper pipe with the crimping tool where there is more space for the crimping tool to fit,no?

@@ChuckBarron P.S. I had a guy from the water company come over and test the solder joints with a special pencil that turns purple,if I remember correctly,when ever there is lead in pipe joints.Even the copper pipe that was used to connect the water meter has lead solder joints.The "extra special" people that did the plumbing in this house used lead solder not only when they connected the copper drain pipes,they also used lead solder on the water pipes as well.I cannot believe such a thing because 95/5 solder,which is the only solder that is allowed to be used to solder copper water pipes has been around for a long time now so why the "extra special" people that did the plumbing in this house failed to use 95/5 solder for the copper water pipes is beyond me.When I was taught how to solder copper pipe the plumber that taught me made it extremely clear to me that if and when ever I solder copper water pipes I must use 95/5 solder otherwise I can and will face a big fine from building inspectors.You do very very good and neat work,it shows that you take great pride in your work and that is how it should be but many people like to cheat and cut all kinds of corners and do sloppy work then wonder why people never call them back to do more work.

hello Nelson, PLEASE DO NOT WATCH YOU TUBE VIDEOS FOR PLUMBING ADVICE. Please call a local LICENSED plumbing contractor. Do not follow advice from this "plumber" who has time to make videos and has "apprentices" etc wearing shorts! A real LICENSED plumber would know that those fittings he is removing...with chessey pliers are code compliant. ProPress is a very very useful tool in the correct applications …. this is not one of those. This Chuck is a Hack, please investigate his BBB rating etc. BTW the tree … a Chinese Elm maybe is the cause of the true repeted problem. root swelling ,

@@dougbritt2048 Thank you for your advice.I cannot and will not ever "call a local LICENSED plumbing contractor." for several reasons.Reason number one is that the "local LICENSED plumbing contractors" here where I live are ridiculously expensive and do not do good work.Reason number two is that I had the honor and the privilege of working with licensed contractors and licensed plumbers since I was only fifteen years old and I was tought properly.I am fifty nine years old now and I also happen to be a licensed locksmith,I have been a licensed locksmith for quite some time now.I can tell you with great certainty that Chuck does very good work and his videos clearly demonstrate his expertise and the great pride that the man takes in his work."BBB rating etc." as you so put it should not be taken as law because it has been my personal experience that many people no matter how good your work will always find fault with the work done.I once had a customer that gave me big time grief because the customer swore that he knew far better than I and questioned my work at every turn even though I had presented my locksmith license to said customer.With as much calm and respect as I could muster under the circumstance I packed up my lock tools and I told the customer that I was done and that he would have to call another locksmith.As it turned out the other locksmith that the man called after I left wasn't as patient as I was,the next locksmith the man called after I left charged the man double what I was charging for the same lock work and told the man to fuck off as soon as the man started questioning his work.It turns out that the man in question had some sort of psychological problem because he filed unsubstantiated complaints against other locksmiths as well as against plumbers and electricians.Tell me,doug britt,what qualifications with respect to plumbing do you possess which give you the right to come on here questioning Chuck's integrity and slandering Chuck,myself and others on here?Because if Chuck is as you state "a hack" then that is an affront not only to Chuck but to many others such as myself that,like Chuck,have knowledge of plumbing and know what we are doing.

yes. im sure they working on it

@@ChuckBarron I'm no plumbing expert but why couldn't a compression fitting have been applied for this type of situation. Especially given the fact that you were forced to work in an extremely confined area ? Also, what about using a shark-bite fitting in this case ?

Its the Ticket!

survival mode

Yes and our water table high... that is common here in AC.....

yes.. pro press for me

Chuck Barron you the man bruh

thank you alan. daily training is paying off some day

take out the whole block.....the city block!

Propress good stuff.......

lol....hot water heater....im in rehab for that statement....lol its a water heater....

Yes Yes....

I cant recall. what would you think its worth?

Hello Chuck, In my country (Ukraine), for such work would have paid $150. Thanks for your work! I like your channel!

@@ChuckBarron $600 or more especially on a Sunday

$800 bucks because you did around the tree and you used the propress.....and you also had your boys around

oh yes...old reliable

still plugging two years later. thanks

Orando In da House.....Thank You.. Digging is fun! ha

plug that hole.....

oh wow you from area?

I'm from Tuckerton, we do Ocean, Monmouth, Atlantic and some Burlington..... Good to see your kids following in your footsteps.... My son hated the plumbing so he's doing HVAC mostly in LBI...... Enjoy the channel keep up the good work..... Other peoples Shi+ is our bread and butter....

its a weed....ERI yet?

these young gunners are comical. lol

Yea 😂 love watching them

its a weed and not my call......lol

Its actually a frigging weed on steroids...true statement.

Blue for cold? Or Red for hot??

@@ChuckBarron :Its not colour coded ! Blue is used in the UK to make it easier to see . Copper outside in ground is pure madness

for sure